The Brookhaven leader., 1887-12-01
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

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Iuka has had fever, fatal in five
cases.
Mississippi has 1888 Sunday
Schools.
WinOna's streets are not wide enough
for its wagon trade.
225 bales ef cotton were burned Mt
Harriston last week.
jackson complains of disreputable
theatrical companies.
Shuqualak claims ohave raised a GU
cumber weighing 80 lbs.
The University has nine young lady
students, 206 young men.
Turuips are selling at 40 cents. per
bushel in North Mississippi.
Ten Republicans will be in the next
Legislature, five of them colored.
Nine cotton gins on the Valley road
have been burned in the last ten
days.
Bishop Keencr preached the thanks
giving sermon at the NJ T.. chnrch in
Winona.
There are five candidates for Clerk
of the next House, with Ed. Martin in
the lead.
Two little boys were playing with
an old pistol at Aberdeen last week.
one is now dead.
T.. NJ. Roane will contest the seat OF
+. r. Enochs as Representative from
Calhoun county.
The colored people of Grenada coun
ty have saved more money than ever
before this season.
Several were injured in railroad
accident near Columbu" on the oath,
on the Georgia Pacific.
The Synod of Mississippi lately in
session mt Meridian, will hold its
next meeting ut Yazoo City.
jeff Davis Guards had Il grand dress
parade at Fayette last week, ending
with Il brilliant military ball.
Mr.. Robt. Torrey, for more than for
ty years resident of Union Church
ncighborhood, died last week.
Capt. +. X. Mayors denies that he
ever intended starting new paper at
Gulf Port, ''thc city or paper
The Chinese students, from the
Mission school of Portland. Oregon,
have been exhibiting in Durant.
Rev c. Parish, an octogenarian and
the oldest member of the Central Mis-
sissippi Presbytery, recently died.
Capt. Winston, of Columbus, and
Miss Virginia Taylor, of Okolona,
were married on Thanksgiving Day.
S. NJ. Tracy has been appointed di-
rector of the experimental station to
be established at the A. & NJ. College.
Two hand cars collidcd mile
above Yazoo City. Result several
railroad Lnen injured; one losing a
leg.
The expenses of the late Circuit
Court in Gopiah were SO, 6.l5-the
cheapest Court i'll that county in
years.
JAS. Y. Cook was shot and killed by
W. NJ. Burnett at Utica. The lattcrit
is stated was slightly intoxicated at
the time.
The North Mississippi Methodist
conference was begun at Winona on
the 23rd. The next meeting will be at
Starkville.
Meadville mOurns the death of Mrs.
Thomas Webb, who died Ofmeningitis.
She was prominent member of the
Methodist church.
Protestant Orphan Asylum at Match
ez received over 81 900 from the cltl-
zens of that town; contribution ON
Thanksgiving Day.
Near Yokena, the train ran over
! three men asleep on the track killing
one, wounding to death one, and in
turing the other seriously
The rate on fruit from Edwards in
1886 was SO on the hundred pounds,
in 1887 So per hundred pounds, for
1888 it has been reduced to IS cents.
Mr.. A. c. Wharton, of the Port Glib
son Record has bought out the Revielle,
consolidated the two offices, and now
issues the paper as the Revielle. Sue
cess tOit.
A bomb is said to have exploded at
Lexington, Miss, at II p. III. Sunday,
and the shock was great enough to
force open locked doors, and knock
over lamps.
The Pamela county agricultural
Wheel have passed strong resolutions
asking the next Legislature to submit
to the people the question of a Consti
| tiOnal Convention.
Several young men failed to pass q
literary examination before the COM
mittee, which prevented their being
admitted into the North Mississippi
Methodist conference.
In the case of the State VS.. j. NJ.
Cowley and j. Wilks, for the killing of
MusgrOve in Jones county, the
former was sent to Jail and the latter
given bail in the sum of ST 200.
The Hazlehurst Compress Banquet
and Ball last Friday night was grand
affair. Short speeches were made by
ii. G.. Conn, j. S. Sexton, r. p. Will
ling, and Col. Chas. Hooker and John
Martin of jackson.
Mrs. Adelia NJ. Hillman. of Central